diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 78c38258..728d33cb 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ fixed_t K_3dKartMovement(player_t *player, boolean onground, boolean forwardmove
 	if (!onground) return 0; // If the player isn't on the ground, there is no change in speed
 
 	// ACCELCODE!!!1!11!
-	oldspeed = P_AproxDistance(player->rmomx, player->rmomy); // FixedMul(P_AproxDistance(player->rmomx, player->rmomy), player->mo->scale);
+	oldspeed = R_PointToDist2(0, 0, player->rmomx, player->rmomy); // FixedMul(P_AproxDistance(player->rmomx, player->rmomy), player->mo->scale);
 	newspeed = FixedDiv(FixedDiv(FixedMul(oldspeed, accelmax - p_accel) + FixedMul(p_speed, p_accel), accelmax), ORIG_FRICTION);
 	finalspeed = newspeed - oldspeed;
 
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index 4f15f2cb..d10cbcbc 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(void)
 
 		for (j = 0; j < NUMPOWERS; j++)
 			WRITEUINT16(save_p, players[i].powers[j]);
+		for (j = 0; j < NUMKARTSTUFF; j++)
+			WRITEUINT16(save_p, players[i].kartstuff[j]);
 
 		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].playerstate);
 		WRITEUINT32(save_p, players[i].pflags);
@@ -315,6 +317,8 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(void)
 
 		for (j = 0; j < NUMPOWERS; j++)
 			players[i].powers[j] = READUINT16(save_p);
+		for (j = 0; j < NUMKARTSTUFF; j++)
+			players[i].kartstuff[j] = READUINT16(save_p);
 
 		players[i].playerstate = READUINT8(save_p);
 		players[i].pflags = READUINT32(save_p);